Reenforced and runproof hosiery



ay 3, 1932. A. CARSON REENFORCED AND RUNPROOF HOSIERY Filedept. 11, 1931 JNVENTOR. A BRA M CRSN A TTORNEY.

Patented May 3; i932 UNITE ABBIAM'GABSGN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLV t, ,f

RENFORCED'AND RUNPROOF HOSIWY Application tiled September 11, 1931. Serial No. 562,294.

rlhe present inventionrelates to reenforced Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view and run-proof hosiery, particularly of the partly broken away of a stocking embodyclass worn by Women, in connection with an ing the preferred form of my invention and attaching means such as a garter. showing the manner of attachment of a i rllhe primary object of the invention is to garter thereto. $5'

incorporate into any of the well-known types Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line of stockings,particularly those worn by wom- 2-2 of Fi ure 1. en, means to so distribute the strain set up by The stoc `ng itself Iis designated b the attachment toa garter asto obviate the breakreference letter H, and since it may be of 0 ing of stitches and the formation of runs. any of the types and styles of hosiery on t0 Y' /Another object is to so incorporate such a the market, only so much of the stocking is strain-distributing means into a stocking as shown'as is .necessary to illustrate my 1mnot to mar or detract from the appearance ot provement and the manner in which it may the stocking, or to add substantially to its be applied to the stocking. rlhe stocking is 5 weight. i y Y Shown provided with ,a welt l having the 05 Another object is to incorporate a strain-v two thicknesses 2 and 3 formed by folding distributing means into a stocking and at the topv of the stocking over on the fold line Y the same time improve its ornamental appear; It and stitching it down on the line 5. The

,. ancef t f welt ma if desired, be formed from a secm @ther objects andaims of this invention, tion of,V abrio folded upon itself and having 76 more or less specific than those referred to its free edges secured together and to the hereinabove, will be in` part obvious and in upper end of the yleg portionv of the stocking v part pointed out in thecourse of the followin any suitable manner. The welt may be ing descriptionof the elementacombinations of any desired width, butin general the inand arrangements of parts and applications corporation of my improvement renders it 75 or principles, const-itutin the invention. possible to use a narrower welt than is usual rl`l1e invention is base upon the observain the art. H tion that the most frequent 'cause o runs is Between the two lthicknesses of the welt the act that a pull applied at one point near areffsecured one or more pieces of fabric 6.

3 the top of the stockin is transmitted along These pieces of abricmay be of any suitable 80 a line throughout the'mgth o the stocking. material, preferably soft in texture, such as rihe strain alon this line isusuallysuiicient felt. Each piece is shown in the form of a to weaken al1 t e threads in its path and to` diamond 6 with its longer diagonal disposed ull out the weaker threads. The essential substantially transversely of the length of t ought of my invention is to reduce the strain the stocking and secured to both thicknesses 35 along this line to a point below that suiicient of the-` welt by a line of stitching 7 in the to substantially weaken the intersecting form of a diamond. However, l. do not dethreads. I accomplish this by providing one sire to limit myself as to the form of either or more pieces of materialsewed in between the piece 0f fbl@ 01 0f the lIlGS 0f taCkIlg the two thicknesses of the welt to serve as or stitchin For, as has been explained, they 90 strain-distributing means for pulls applied essential eature 0f my invention iS the' in their immediate vicinity. As will be herespreading of the strain ordinarily set up inafter explained, the pieces of material are along one line of the stocking by a pull at r ot a shape and dimensions particularly dea point near the top ofthe stocking over a sined to broaden out the line of strain into band of suicient width to prevent the pulla and of suiiicient width so that the strain ing out of a thread anywhere between the along any line within the band thus formed top and the bottom of the stocking. To pro- .is insuicient to materially weaken any 01. duce this result effectively, the reenforcing the threads within the band. piece 6, or the line of stitching 7, or both,

In the drawings may be of circular or elliptical form, or of im a dimension transverse to the length of the Y any other regular or irregular form, having stocking sucient to insure the distribution of the strain over an area wide enough to reduce the strain along any line of the area to a point below that necessary to cause a i rullv The manner at attachmentof the garter to the stocking` is shown in Figure 1 wherein G represents the garter and 8 the tut formed by the stud or button of the garter.

e manner in which the reenforcing piece i 6 acts in relieving the strain can be visualized a single sco by studying this figure of the drawings. In the absenceofthe reenforcing strip 6, the pull of thegarter would be transmitted along line ,running through the tuft 8. This line of strain would weaken any thread along its path and tend to pull out weak threads including those in the foot yof the stocking, particularlywhere one part of the foot is stitched to another. The piece 6 and the line of stitching 7 cause the line of strain which ordinarily runs through the tuft 8 to broaden. out into a band having a width substantially equal to the longer dlagqnal of the piece 6, thus reducing the strain along the line running through the tuft 8'to a point below the breaking point of the threads subjected to the pull. This same reasoning apf plies to the stresses and strains set up in pulling on a stocking on the foot of the wearer. By grasping the stocking at the reenforced points while it is being put on, the life of the stocking is greatly increased.

Although I have described my invention in detail and, therefore, utilized certain speciic terms and language herein, it is to be' understood that the illustrative rather than restrictive, and that changes and modifications to wlthout departing from V e of the claim appended hereto. claim In a double welt stocking ening out the line Qf straln produced by the pull of a garter on said stocking into an area down the length of the stocking of s'uc'ient width to reduce the strain along said line to a point below that necessary to cause a run, said means consisting of a piece of fabric s ewed in between the two thicknesses of the A welt by a line of stitching extending around f the said piece of fabric and which passes through both thicknesses of the welt, the area J s within said line of stitching providing a space for the direct attachment of a garter to said stocking.

In testimony whereof I hereby -fix my Sig nature. i

BRAM CARSON.

present disclosure is may be resorted the spirit or the means for broad- 

